2017 Softball Roster

Gary Breedlove
Gary Breedlove
Daryl Marshke
David Stluka
Jack McLaughlin
David Stluka
Jack McLaughlin
David Stluka
Joann Welsh

28 Chloe Miller

  • Height 5-10
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Bettendorf, Iowa
  • Highschool Pleasant Valley

Biography

Awards: NFCA third-team All-American ... NFCA Player of the Week (3/14/17) ... Big Ten Player of the Week (3/13/17) ... USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year finalist ... NFCA Great Lakes All-Region second team selection (2016, 2017) ... Big Ten Freshman of the Week (3/3/14) ... NFCA Great Lakes All-Region third team selection (2014) ... NCAA All-Region team (2014, 2017) ... Academic All-Big Ten (2016, 2017) ... Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2016) ... NPF Draft pick (No. 11, Akron)

2017: Miller started all 52 games for Wisconsin, primarily behind home plate and batting second … Miller lead the team and conference in batting average (.426), the best single-season average in UW history … also led the team in hits (66), runs (53), home runs (11), slugging percentage (.794), on base percentage (.545) and doubles (18) … earned Wisconsin’s second ever NFCA Player of the Week honor, as well as her first career Big Ten Player of the Week nod, after posting a .800 batting average, .842 on base percentage and 1.800 slugging percentage at the Colorado State Classic …  teamed up with Kelsey Jenkins to record back-to-back home runs at Colorado State (3/12) … recorded three hits and three RBI against Nebraska with a double and a 2-RBI homer (3/31) … also hit a 2-RBI home run against Iowa (4/7) … has batted in four runs in four separate games … batted in three runs against Missouri in the NCAA Tournament, smashing a home run and a double, as well as recording a stolen base (5/19) … hit another home run against Oregon (5/20) to score two runs, her fourth career home run at Jane Sanders Stadium … went on a 14-game hitting streak from Feb. 25- March 25, smashing 28 hits in that span … became the program’s first-ever finalist for the USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year … finishes her career atop the Wisconsin records with 53 career multi-RBI games, 181 career RBI, 31 career home runs, 145 runs … ranks second all-time with 215 career hits and 57 career multi-hit games … ended her career by becoming Wisconsin softball’s first NFCA All-American … she was also named to the NFCA All-Great Lakes Region second team, the All-Big Ten second team and the NCAA Tournament All-Region Team

2016: One of three players to start and play in all 53 games … was the team’s leader in RBI (51), tying the highest single-season mark in program history … earned her second NFCA Great Lakes All-Region second team honor after leading the team with 13 multiple RBI games, the third-highest single-season mark in program history … she had two four-RBI games, the most on the team and the second-most in single-season records … her five-RBI game against UNLV (2/28) was the highest single-game RBI mark by any Badger and is just the 16th time the pinnacle has been reached by any player in the program … Miller registered 11 multi-hit games and had the second-longest hitting streak (10 games) on the team … led the team in slugging percentage (.603), which ranked ninth in single-season records, triples (3), which tied for fifth in a single season, total bases (91), tying for 10th in the program’s single-season annals, tied for first in home runs (7) and sacrifice flies (4), the second-most in a single season in program history … held the second-highest batting average on the team at .358 … scored the second-most doubles (10), hits (54) and walks (32) on the team … also had the second-best on-base percentage (.474), the fifth-highest in a single season, .494 on-base percentage in Big Ten play was also the second-highest on the team and eighth in Big Ten single-season records

2015: Started all 52 games ... led the Badgers in doubles (18), runners batted in (45), hit by pitch (10) and sac flies (three) ... tallied a UW season-high four RBI vs. Seton Hall (3/7) ... stole a career-high three bases at Charleston (3/13) ... earned a career-best three runs vs. Illinois ... connected for four hits vs. Louisiana-Monroe (2/28) for a career high ... hit a home run vs. Valparaiso (4/8) ... led the team with 15 multiple RBI games

2014: Started behind the plate in all 56 games ... finished season with the best slugging percentage (.617) and OPS (1.034), and the most home runs (12), total bases (92) and hit by pitch (13) for a freshman in UW history ... 12 home runs is also tied for first for any player in school history ... second best on base percentage (.417) and RBI (37) for a freshman ... third best run total (31) and doubles (10) for a freshman ... 56 starts and 18 walks are tied for fifth best for a freshman all-time ... hit two home runs in a game twice this season (2/8 vs. Bethune-Cookman, 5/17 vs. Albany) ... reached base via walk or HBP 31 times--second most on the team ... in second career game went 2-for-3 with two runs, two home runs and three RBI against Bethune-Cookman (2/8) ... gathered three hits against FIU (2/15) ... hit a home run in three consecutive games against Green Bay and Penn State (4/16-19) ... recorded a double and home run for a season-high four RBI against Nebraska (4/30)

High School: Four-year member of the Pleasant Valley High School softball team for coach Lori Duncan ... as a freshman earned first team all-state, all-district, all-conference and all-metro honors ... as a sophomore named first team all-state, all-district, all-conferences and all-metro ... also named to state all-tournament team ... as a junior named first team all-state, all-district, all-conference and all-metro ... as a senior named first team all-conference, all-district and all-state ... named co-captain of all-metro team ... set home run record with 19 ... selected to play in Iowa All-Star game ... awarded Quad City Athlete of the Year ... Pleasant Valley Female Athlete of the Year ... named MAC Player of the Year ... was a first team all-metro, all-state and all-conference selection for volleyball ... placed third in discus at stat track and eighth at Drake Relays

Personal: Parents are Ardie and Kate Miller ... has two brothers, Cam and Corey ... enjoys running, music and reading
 

Why Wisconsin?

"Wisconsin valued me as more than just an athlete. They valued me as a person, student and valued my family as well."

Off the Field with Chloe

My favorite thing about Wisconsin Softball is: Doing one of my favorite things with some of my favorite people.
Before each game, I: Put my pants on one leg at a time.
A non-athletic talent I have is: Playing the trumpet and guitar.
One thing I absolutely have to do before I turn 40: Go skydiving and/or ride in a hot air balloon.
Favorite Coach quote: Coach Healy's wittiness.
Favorite quote: "Just do you."
Most memorable softball achievement or favorite softball moment: Either beating Michigan or going out to Oregon for the NCAA tournament.
If I could change one softball rule, it would be: If you foul tip a fall right into the catcher's glove any time in the at bat, you should be out.
Best UW memory: Anytime I get to hang out with my teammates or roommates on a nice sunny day at the docks by the terrace.
If you were stranded on an island, which two teammates would you bring with you and why? Sarah Fonk because she could find a way to grow us food on the field and Taylor Berry because she would make sure we all stayed alive.
Greatest fear: Being unsuccessful.
If you could be a member of any TV-sitcom family, which would it be? Eric Forman's on That 70s Show
What is your favorite book? The Hunger Games series
Favorite UW athlete? Haleigh Nelson or Lauren Carlini.
Favorite athlete? Derek Jeter
Best UW road trip? Driving to Michigan freshman year! 11 hours on the way there was a bit much but since we won two out of three games it was all worth it.
Favorite team to play? Minnesota, hands down. My best friend from home plays there so it's a bunch of fun playing her! Plus it's a huge rivalry.
 
Season Highs
At Bats 4 (9x) MR vs. Albany, May 17
Runs 2 (6x) MR vs. Albany, May 17
Hits 3 at FIU
Doubles 1 (10x) MR at Michigan, May 4
Triples 1 at Northwestern, March 21
Home Runs 2 (2x) MR vs. Albany, May 17
Runs Batted In 4 vs. Nebraska, April 30
Walks 2 (2x) MR at Michigan, May 2
Strikeouts 3 (2x) MR vs. Kent State, March 15
Stolen Bases 1 (4x) MR vs. Kent State, March 15
Hitting Streak 10, April 6-19

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 28

    2014Freshman

    SS/C
    5'10"
    28
  • 28

    2015Sophomore

    SS/C
    5'10"
    28
  • 28

    2016Junior

    UT
    5'10"
    28
  • 28

    2017Senior

    UT
    5'10"
    28